American Standard Version
Job 6:14
14To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend;Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
Job 6:14 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.
- New International Version (NIV)“Anyone who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"He who withholds kindness from a friend forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“To him who is afflicted, kindness should be shown by his friend, Even though he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.
Context of Job 6:14
12Is my strength the strength of stones? Or is my flesh of brass? 13Is it not that I have no help in me, And that wisdom is driven quite from me? To him that is ready to faint kindness should be showed from his friend; Even to him that forsaketh the fear of the Almighty. 15My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, As the channel of brooks that pass away; 16Which are black by reason of the ice, And wherein the snow hideth itself:
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לַמָּ֣ס מֵרֵעֵ֣הוּ חָ֑סֶד וְיִרְאַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י יַעֲזֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Job 6:14
- Job 4:3Behold, thou hast instructed many, And thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
- Job 16:5But I would strengthen you with my mouth, And the solace of my lips would assuage your grief.
- Job 19:21Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; For the hand of God hath touched me.
- Proverbs 17:17A friend loveth at all times; And a brother is born for adversity.
- Romans 12:15Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep.
- 1 Corinthians 12:26And whether one member suffereth, all the members suffer with it; or one member is honored, all the members rejoice with it.
- 2 Corinthians 11:29Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is caused to stumble, and I burn not?
- Galatians 6:2Bear ye one another’s burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
- Hebrews 13:3Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; them that are ill-treated, as being yourselves also in the body.
- Genesis 20:11And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay me for my wife’s sake.
- Psalms 36:1The transgression of the wicked saith within my heart, There is no fear of God before his eyes.
- Luke 23:40But the other answered, and rebuking him said, Dost thou not even fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation?
Commentaries on Job 6:14
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14To him that is afflicted pity should be showed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty - The Vulgate gives a better sense, Qui tollit ab amico suo misericordiam, timorem Domini dereliquit, "He who takes away mercy from his friend, hath cast off the fear of the Lord." The word למס lammas, which we render to him who is Afflicted, from מסה masah, to dissolve, or waste away, is in thirty-two of Dr. Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS. למאס…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14To him that is afflicted - Margin, “melteth.” The word here used (מס mâs ) is from מסס mâsas to melt, flow down, waste away, and here means one who pines away, or is consumed under calamities. The design of this verse is, to reprove his friends for the little sympathy which they had shown for him. He had looked for consolation in his trials, and he had a right to expect it; but he says that he had met with just the opposite, and that his calamity was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-30Verses 14-30 In his prosperity Job formed great expectations from his friends, but now was disappointed. This he compares to the failing of brooks in summer. Those who rest their expectations on the creature, will find it fail when it should help them; whereas those who make God their confidence, have help in the time of need, He 4:16. Those who make gold their hope, sooner or later will be ashamed of it, and of their confidence in it. It is our wisdom to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-27Job and his friends might have shared a covenant (special agreement) of loyalty and faith (Hebrew khesed; see Genesis 21:23; Exodus 15:13; 1 Chronicles 16:34). This bond would have made them like brothers, those who protect, and friends he could trust (Job 6:14–15; 6:21–23, 27). If they were in a covenant with one another, Job was accusing his friends of violating their covenant with him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. pity--a proverb. Charity is the love which judges indulgently of our fellow men: it is put on a par with truth in Pr 3:3, for they together form the essence of moral perfection [Umbreit]. It is the spirit of Christianity (1Pe 4:8; 1Co 13:7; Pr 10:12; 17:17). If it ought to be used towards all men, much more towards friends. But he who does not use it forsaketh (renounceth) the fear of the Almighty (Jas 2:13).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Job 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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